Counsel across the
project lifecycle.

01 / Transactions

Acquisitions &
joint ventures

Advice to buyers, sellers, developers and investment partners on asset and portfolio transactions, platform investments and co-development arrangements.

We assess the corporate structure alongside permits, land rights, contracts, revenue and financing. Diligence findings inform price, conditions, contractual protection and completion.

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Shareholders’ and joint venture agreements
• Platform investments and co-development
• Framework and development agreements
• SPV consolidation and reorganisation
• Signing, completion and implementation

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02 / Finance

Integrated
Project Finance

We work alongside the sponsor’s commercial, financial and technical teams to develop and test the revenue case, delivery plan and allocation of risk.

We align the project contracts with financing requirements, then lead legal negotiations with banks and lenders’ advisers through financial close and drawdown. Support continues with amendments, waivers, refinancing and restructuring.

We also advise on corporate borrowing, security arrangements and refinancing outside project finance.

• Business-model development and testing
• Financing strategy and term sheets
• Project contracts and bankability
• Facility and security documentation
• Lender diligence and negotiations
• Conditions precedent and drawdown

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03 / Development, delivery & operations

Development,
construction & operations

Legal support from site control and permitting through construction and operation. We negotiate project contracts, address delivery risks and advise on the contractual and regulatory issues that arise during the asset’s life.

• Leases, options and land access
• Development and project-company agreements
• Permitting and grid arrangements
• EPC and balance-of-plant contracts
• Component supply and procurement
• O&M and long-term service agreements

Advice also covers contract variations, performance issues, repowering and end-of-life obligations.

04 / Investment risk

Due diligence
& regulatory advice

We prioritise issues affecting value, timing and the ability to develop, finance or operate an asset, then address them through structure, conditions and contractual protection.

• Buy-side and sell-side due diligence
• Corporate title and ownership structures
• Permits and environmental requirements
• Land tenure and grid-connection rights
• Project and revenue contracts
• Warranties, indemnities and conditions

05 / Revenue & operations

Commercial contracts,
PPAs & tolling agreements

PPAs, tolling agreements and other commercial arrangements that support the project’s revenue model and financing requirements. We address price, volume, availability, curtailment, credit and termination risk.

Our commercial practice also covers the drafting and negotiation of business contracts beyond the energy sector.

• Power purchase agreements (PPAs)
• Tolling agreements
• Aggregation, balancing and route-to-market contracts
• Guarantees and credit support
• Direct agreements and lender requirements
• Merchant exposure and termination rights

For battery storage projects, we consider tolling and optimisation terms alongside supply warranties, performance commitments and operating obligations.

06 / Protecting value

Governance,
restructuring & disputes

Support for governance, shareholder and project-contract issues, from day-to-day decisions to restructurings and disputes. We assess the legal position, available remedies and commercial consequences, coordinating specialist contentious counsel where needed.

• Reserved matters and board strategy
• Deadlock and shareholder protection
• Project-contract claims and disputes
• Platform restructurings, consolidation and exits
• Dispute strategy and negotiated resolution
• Coordination with contentious specialists